All Building articles in 12 December 2008 – Page 6
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Permeable paving and ground source heat pumps
Hanson Formpave, the manufacturer of concrete block pavers and permeable paving, has launched the Aquaflow Thermapave and integrated permeable paving and ground source heat pump solution.
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Flue gas heat recovery
The Energy Saving Trust (EST) has recognised the Zenex GasSaver under its recommended scheme of products that can reduce energy consumption.
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Flood prevention valves
ACO Building Drainage has launched its latest range of valves designed to prevent flooding into premises resulting from sewer backflows.
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Flexible options to replace ‘unworkable’ zero-carbon target
Builders will be given flexibility in how they meet the government’s zero-carbon standard.
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Extractor fans
Vortice has launched two extractor fans – the Vort Quadro ES, a centrifugal fan, and the Lineo ES, an in-line mixed flow fan, both of which offer low power consumption and low noise levels, the company claims
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NewsSeven ideas to reduce emissions from housing stock
An expert panel has come up with seven ways that the government can start cutting carbon emissions from our energy-spewing housing stock – and it’s going to take a lot more than just turning down the heating
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Comment
Not just the economy, stupid: New legislation
Last week’s Queen’s speech was a tad light on legislation – no bad thing given what else there is to think about. But here are some of the things coming up for us in 2009
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Man who died on Skanska site identified
A worker who died on a Docklands Light Railway extension last week has been named as 58-year-old Harold Sheridan from Luton.
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Kier hotel scheme hit by three-month delay
A Hilton hotel project on Grosvenor Estates’ £1bn Paradise Street scheme in Liverpool is understood to be running up to three months behind schedule, writes Sarah Richardson.
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Cyril Sweett will shed staff despite strong results
Cyril Sweett has begun redundancy talks with an unspecified number of its 900 staff.
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CommentMy digital life: John Corley
This fit-out specialist is a bit of a cool kid, really – he downloads the latest Russell Brand videos to his BlackBerry, catches up on The Killers’ latest releases and pursues his once-a-day Wii habit
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NewsPotters Fields saga continues
Berkeley Homes has refused to rule out returning to its original plan for the controversial Potters Fields site next to London’s Tower Bridge, despite commissioning a new design.
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FeaturesIs Europe losing its nuclear construction skills?
Work has started on Europe’s third generation of nuclear power plants. Problem is, the firms building them are finding it much harder than expected – the Finnish plant in this picture is three years late. Thomas Lane finds out what this means for the UK’s own nuclear plans
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HSE names construction head
An internal candidate has been named as chief inspector for construction at the Health and Safety Executive
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CommentGet a truck load of this: Collaborative working
A lot of folk are fed up with talk of collaborative working. And no wonder. Too often it’s just another name for risk dumping
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NewsKier is top of the class as industry workload plummets
Contractor’s education projects take it over the £200m mark
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Micro CHP: Home made
Micro combined heat and power units that generate free electricity while heating your house are due to hit the UK market next year. But are they too good to be true?
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Crossrail chooses its designers
Crossrail has named the 12 engineers and architects that will work on its £300m design frameworks.